Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Communications · GTO
Türksat 5B is a geostationary communications satellite. It is tasked with providing broadband telecommunication services to customers across Turkey, the Middle East and large regions of Africa.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| TURKSAT 5B 2021-126A | Payload | 35775 × 35798 km · 0.1° | Globe |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2021-126B | Rocket body | re-entered 2022-03-08 |
COSPAR ID 2021-126 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).